[nimdoc]

But wouldn't evolutionary theory … dictate then that individualism and freedom are wrong and contrary to human nature…

Evolutionary theory dictates no such thing. It dictates just the opposite:
Get all you can as easily as you can.
And that takes freedom and individualism.

[Arleigh]

Get all you can as easily as you can... And that takes freedom and individualism.

No, getting all you can as easily as you can requires nothing more than a little laziness and dishonesty. Why do you think there are tens of millions of Americans demanding more welfare, more affirmative action, more unionized jobs, more government handouts? Are they all doing this to PUNISH themselves?

[Cleburne]

One could argue it promotes individualism (though that in itself can obviously contain flaws-if I kill you to get a better share of the food supply for example), but evolution could also be argued to support socialism, that is, the survival of the species-which in many species is the only important goal. In actuality, I'ld say evolution-just as and other religion or world view-could be selectively modified to support just about any worldview, which indeed it has.